Keroy Profit, a 17-year-old resident of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, was fatally stabbed by another teenager armed with a pair of scissors on Wednesday evening near the Route 40 bus park.  Police Headquarters said preliminary investigations revealed that Profit and another 17-year-old, both known to each other, were among a group of students near...

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Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) has taken a significant step toward fortifying its grassroots foundations after successfully staging its ‘Introduction to Basketball Coaching’ workshop at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The initiative, delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, brought together a diverse cohort of teachers, coaches,...

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The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is preparing to roll out new verification services for tint meters and sound level meters, as the agency moves to strengthen accuracy and standards across key sectors in Guyana. Head of Legal Metrology Services at the GNBS, Shailendra Rai, at a press conference on Wednesday in observance of...

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(Kaieteur News) – While each citizen in Guyana is subjected to the tax laws of this nation, an American energy giant and its business partners receives a free pass, denying the nation of huge sums to further its development agenda. In 2025, one company alone walked out with a free US$1 billion as a result of […]

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(Kaieteur News) – A father and his son perished together on Wednesday in an incident when the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into a canal at Black Bush Polder, Corentyne. Joseph Mangar, 32, and Johnathan, 4, of Limlair Village, Corentyne, were on their way to collect the man’s daughter from her school when tragedy struck. […]

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(Kaieteur News) – This was the stinging question echoed by frustrated operators on Wednesday as Route 32 (Georgetown to Parika) minibus drivers withdrew their services, staging a strike that left hundreds of commuters stranded along the East Bank Essequibo corridor. This strike further highlighted tension between the private transportation providers and government regulations over fixed fares […]

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